Daily headlines
February 2007
Lincoln mayor
says:
Lincoln Estates will not be site of veterans clinic
Police department audit completed
Election results
Weather alert
Illinois Products Expo to feature homemade foods and wine from Illinois companies
Proposed legislation will help Twin Cities airport board
Jessica's Law targets child predators
Blood drive Monday at Immanuel Lutheran Church
Sunday soup lunch in Middletown
Chestnut Fire and EMS plans first fish fry fundraiser
DivorceCare series steers recovery and healing process
'KidCare'
Oasis update
Sen. Brady's office accepting applications for scholarships
Book Look: 'One Potato, Two Potato'
Lincoln College presents 'Talley & Son'
Lincoln looks sharp, dominates Streator
Eldridge Valley's top freshman; Dyer, Richardson, Slack all honored
County briefs
Oscar win as best supporting actress earns Chicago native Jennifer Hudson her own day in Illinois
Senate week in review
Lawmakers ask Senate president to convene committee of whole to address excessive electric rates
44th District weekly update
Main Street Day at the Capitol
Weekly Outlook: Soybean consumption
Eldridge named Valley Newcomer of the Week
Consolidated primary election polling places for Tuesday
Candidates:
Lincoln Ward 5 Republican alderman candidate Derrick Crane
Lincoln Ward 5 Republican alderman candidate Jeff Hoinacki
Coast Guard Auxiliary passes resolution urging mandatory boating safety education
Is it pruning time yet?
When and how to prune
By John Fulton
Conference to provide resources for parents and educators of children with disabilities
Main Street Lincoln committee invites you to next meeting
AMVETS Auxiliary report
Scientists identify molecular cause for one form of deafness
Redbirds fall short against UNI
Veterans committee approves Rep.
Mitchell's plan for former Lincoln Developmental Center
New 10-bed
homes to be put to use
Gov. Blagojevich joins governors around the nation in calling on Congress to address SCHIP funding immediately
Gov. Blagojevich alerts Illinoisans about the risks of tax refund anticipation loans
Some polling places changed for Tuesday's primary election
Lincoln ends game season
on strong note
Box score from Railer
game
Defense
carries Lincoln after slow start
Skatepark fundraiser breakfast Saturday
Lincoln Rotary looking for student host families
'Meet the candidates' forum to be hosted by Lincoln Community High School Education Association
File state taxes electronically
FDA warns consumers not to use certain jars of Earth's Best Organic 2 Apple Peach Barley Wholesome Breakfast baby food
Route 66 Heritage Foundation of Logan County announces membership drive
Weekly Outlook: Corn exports
ZLS January Student of the Month
Mount Pulaski blood drive to help local hospitals
IHSA-certified baseball clinic
Illinois State vs. Creighton pre-game notes
Slack earns Valley Newcomer of the Week honor
Gov.
Blagojevich sets goal to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas
emissions in Illinois
Climate Change Advisory Group
meets to address the serious and urgent issue of global climate
change
Dick Kay joins governor's administration to
assist with health care access campaign
Respected newscaster leaves
retirement to join the fight to guarantee access to health care
for every person in Illinois
Recall information
Welcome home, Karen Hargis
Time to start thinking spring and gardening
Starting your own plants
By John Fulton
Chamber ag scholarships available
LCHS speech team finishes season with state standings
Norman Cook's Boston Celtics jersey added to home trophy case
Schick leads Lincoln past Moline
Pictures from the game
ZLS team wins tournament
Lincoln College basketball vs. Lincoln Land
LCC announces 2007 summer sport camps
Results of Logan County Board workshop session Feb. 15
Snow and blowing snow advisory
FDA
reissues alert on drugs purchased over the Internet
Mislabeled medications discovered
when consumers recently sought emergency treatment
Illinois taxpayers may once again contribute to diabetes research through the Diabetes Research Checkoff Fund
Marriages, dissolutions and court reports
Sen. Brady named to Senate committees, reappointed to spokesman positions
44th District weekly update
Letters:
Terrible reality of 15 young people killed in 15 months in one county underscores need to protect young drivers
Thank you from Illinois Jif contest competitors as they move to top five
UBI banquet
Home Country: Valentine stuck? How to reel him in
Lincoln does just
enough to hang on and win at Southeast
Harnacke bails out Railers with 3 at final buzzer
Women's college basketball: Lincoln Christian vs. Emmaus
West Lincoln-Broadwell claims second at state championship
Lincoln College basketball vs. Shawnee
Snow and blowing snow advisory in effect from 8 p.m. Friday to 4 p.m. Saturday
Bad well leads to closure of local food and beverage establishment
Five
Illinois cases of salmonella possibly related to peanut butter
contamination
All five cases match the national
outbreak pattern
Peanut butter salmonella update
Local governments will get federal assistance for ice storm recovery
Gov. Blagojevich continues efforts to teach kids and teens about Internet safety
Bomke named transportation spokesman
44th District weekly update
ALHF Healthcare Career Scholarship applications now available
American Public Health Association asks for public input on pandemic flu
FDA clears first-of-its-kind suture made using DNA technology
WL-B boys take second in Class 8-1A state tournament
Illinois State vs. Ball State pre-game notes
Discoverers of Lincoln College mammoth tusk and tooth to give presentation at Dickson Mounds Museum
FDA issues two consumer warnings:
Not to eat certain jars of Peter Pan peanut butter and Great Value peanut butter
Not to use Wild Kitty cat food due to salmonella contamination
Logan County 2006
crop yields
By John
Fulton
Initiative will put Illinois at forefront of farm bioenergy production
Letter: Older men as likely to suffer second bone break from osteoporosis as women
Illinois professor to be inducted into National Inventors Hall of Fame
Invention Mysteries: Where did the Barbie doll and Baby Ruth get their names?
Lincoln Christian College basketball vs. Principia
Redbirds hold on at Indiana State, snap skid
Blizzard
buries Logan County
Highways closed by stranded vehicles
Gov. Blagojevich urges Department of Labor to keep Family and Medical Leave Act strong
Gov. Blagojevich announces Illinois receives an A in the fight against childhood obesity
Elkhart Library to host exhibit: 'Art and Architecture in Illinois Libraries'
DivorceCare series steers recovery and healing process
'New Relationships' and
'Single Sexuality'
Oasis update
Inaugural U.S. law and poetry conference to take place at U of I
Center for Children's Books names Gryphon winner, three 'honor books'
Scientists use seismic waves to locate missing rock under Tibet
Blizzard conditions shut down Logan County
What's it like out there? Click here for pictures
Blizzard conditions to continue to affect parts of central and east central Illinois through Tuesday evening
Weather-related closings Tuesday:
All area public and parochial schools
Lincoln College and Lincoln Christian College
Logan County Courthouse closed
City Hall, city offices
Regions Bank closing at 1 p.m.
State Bank closing at 1 p.m.
Logan County Bank closing at 1 p.m.
No animal control meeting Tuesday night
Emergency Management Agency advises no one to travel Tuesday unless it is an emergency
Winter preparedness guide
Winter weather fact sheet
Gov. Blagojevich sets state global warming goal
Air show announces dates and lineup for River City Air Expo 2007
Weekly Outlook: Soybean market
Logan County conservation tree sale under way
DeWitt County Soil and Water Conservation District fish sale under way
ZLS eighth-graders honor Abraham Lincoln at Postville Courthouse on his birthday
Illinois State at Indiana State pre-game notes
Forecast of
city revenues right on the money
City treasurer reviews past, current and
outlook
Winter storm warning
Lincoln Streets Department urges drivers to park in driveways
Statement from Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich on Sen. Obama bid for the presidency
Illinois EPA releases air quality report for 2005
$350,000 federal grant to enhance coastal habitat along Lake Michigan
Logan County Genealogical and Historical Society to hear 'Who Inspired Langston Hughes?'
LCHS speech team brings home challenging sectional title
ZLS Spelling Bee champs
January Senior of the Month
Internship of a lifetime for automotive technical students
West Lincoln-Broadwell Wolverines contenders for state title
Lincoln Christian College basketball vs. Greenville
ISU falls short in Wichita
Obama declares he's running for president [CNN]
Obama running
in '08 to 'lead a new generation'
[MSNBC]
Illinois
Senator declares candidacy at site where Lincoln once held
office
Learn more about Sen. Obama’s positions [Obama's Senate website]
President declares major disaster for Illinois Logan County included in ice storm disaster aid
Federal aid programs for disaster recovery
Illinois enters into
intergovernmental agreement with USDA to conduct surveillance of game bird and
poultry farms
Gov. Blagojevich announces grant for additional
monitoring of avian influenza
State human service agency saves more than $1 million annually by reducing dependence on paper forms
Recall information
Court reports
Marriages
Dissolutions
Governor takes bill action
Bomke calls for special session on electric rates
Brady: Pension reforms would save taxpayers money, give employees more control
Letter: Why the differences in sentences in children's deaths?
Home Country: Starting up a charitable organization
High school boys basketball
College men's basketball
At Laughlin Center:
Lincoln Christian College vs. Westminster; WC won 75-63
College women's basketball
At Laughlin
Center: Lincoln Christian College vs. Westminster, WC
won 72-49
Sen. Bill Brady
to address 'state of state' at breakfasts
McLean County, Feb. 21
DeWitt County, Feb. 22
Gov. Blagojevich calls on U.S. Congress to release additional funds for energy assistance and block proposed federal cuts to LIHEAP funding
Gov. Blagojevich announces new Abraham Lincoln exhibit on display this weekend, encourages visitors to sample city's attractions on the weekend before Lincoln's Birthday
Newsweek editor and best-selling author Jon Meacham to be featured in 'Evening to Remember' interview
Reminder: '1854 Cast Iron Tombstone Trial' re-enactment at Mount Pulaski Courthouse set for Lincoln's Birthday
Hearing scheduled on Illinois Corn Marketing Board referendum
Financial Aid Night at Mount Pulaski open to parents from area high schools
Super
Mutterings: Where are we now?
The Railers, the Illini, the
Colts, the Bears
By Jeff Mayfield
West Lincoln-Broadwell boys enter eighth-grade basketball state finals at Divernon
Illinois State at Wichita State pre-game notes
New state Web resource targets Internet crime
Information, reporting
opportunity and tips offered
FDA clears test to determine likelihood of breast cancer reoccurrence
Blagojevich administration announces effort to encourage businesses to hire veterans
State's Lincoln sites schedule events for Abraham Lincoln's 198th birthday
Park district's sweet specials offer fitness for you and your valentine
LJHS pancake breakfast
C-EL honor roll
Mount Pulaski High School honor rolls
Invention Mysteries: What does 'QWERTY' have to do with Valentine's Day?
Seminary lectureship: 'Human Suffering and Pastoral Presence'
Urban legend of Chicago epidemic, turning 'Western girls' into 'useful women,' and Chicago confidence man who duped historians are featured in latest Journal of Illinois History
Lincoln College basketball vs. Lewis and Clark
ISU football inks 'The Dandy Dozen'
New city banners
could be going up soon
Council approves license agreement with AmerenCilco
Gov. Blagojevich announces 2007 application for Illinois Cares Rx now available online
Global warming: Do the benefits of taking no action outweigh the risks?
Abraham Lincoln
Presidential Museum unveils temporary exhibit
'Tales from the Crypt: A History of the Lincoln Tomb'
Sheep Shearing School
Annual pancake breakfast at Lincoln College
DivorceCare series steers recovery and healing process
'What Does the Owner's
Manual Say?'
Oasis update
Hartem weekend basketball results
ISU falls behind early, unable to rebound
City renews contract with EMC to manage sewer system and wastewater treatment plant
2 to 5 inches of snow expected in central Illinois
Olympia School early dismissal Tuesday
LIHEAP to distribute Keep Warm Energy Kits at CIEDC
Gov. Blagojevich's statement on President Bush's budget
Gov. Blagojevich declares Feb. 5-11 as Chicago Bears Week in tribute to their remarkable season
Weekly Outlook: Beef sector
Middletown residents, you're being called
Asperger syndrome support group meets March 1
Youth wrestling results
Three-time national motorcycle champion Bart Markel dies
End of county audit difficulties comes into sight
The sounds of
progress
Horizon Energy proposes Railsplitter Wind Farm
Gov.
Blagojevich announces $100,000 grant to help Citizen Corps
prepare communities for emergencies
More
than 60 local councils attended a statewide workshop
Experts criticize IPCC decision to withhold global warming report
LCHS speech team wins Chatham Regional
General Assembly Scholarship application time opens
The mark of Zorro will score your heart at the Illinois Symphony's Valentine special presentation
Lincoln Regional wrestling results
Illinois State at Missouri State pre-game notes
CIEDC senior programs new and improved in Mason County
Statement from Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich on new global warming report by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
January was warmer, wetter than usual
Illinois State Police Cadet class graduation ceremony
Department on Aging seeks nominations for 2007 Illinois Senior Hall of Fame
Court news
Marriages
(No dissolutions)
Letter: Salvation Army thank you
Skatepark planners to meet Tuesday evening; breakfast planned Feb. 24
Spring for Tea
Zion Lutheran School open house coordinated with breakfast on Saturday
Partial sale of state's student loan portfolio complete
Home Country: Nature is in command of some winter entertainment, until the law intervenes
Railers' defense dominates SHG
Lincoln gets fifth
straight share of CS8 title
Central State Eight 2006-2007 conference standings
Kids get
firsthand report on national issues
Congressman Ray LaHood visits Zion Lutheran School
Gov. Blagojevich joins Gov. Schwarzenegger and top BP executives to celebrate launch of $500 million biosciences energy research partnership
Illinois Gov. Blagojevich and California Gov. Schwarzenegger discuss top issue facing states across the country: access to affordable health care
Gov. Blagojevich announces Super Bowl blitz on drinking and driving
State Rep. Mitchell in Lincoln on Monday
Blood drive to restock local hospitals
Scouts participate in Logan County Pinewood Derby
Illinois State vs. Bradley pre-game notes
Game time at Northern Iowa established
Redbird football signing party planned
Businesses encouraged to sponsor ag event
Rep. Mitchell, Sen. Brady pleased Clinton tower project is rolling
Gov. Blagojevich calls on Bush administration to back down on proposal to cut Medicaid funding
Gov. Blagojevich appoints Catherine Shannon as director of the Illinois Department of Labor
First lady
Patricia Blagojevich urges women to get the facts about heart
disease during Women's Healthy Heart Month in Illinois
Heart disease
is the leading cause of death for Illinois women
Dairy Grazing Brown-Bagger
Teleconference
Computer and telephone unite farmers with
experts over lunch in the home office
Zion Lutheran pancake and sausage meal Saturday
Invention Mysteries: Celebrate Black History Month with these inventors
Lincoln College vs. Illinois Central
Larson named women's SLIAC player of week